• Ground Reaction Forces in Golf Swing

    Posted on September 25, 2014 by Warren Raatz in About Golf, Golf Instruction, Newsletter, Swing Analysis | 1 Comment

    Every Golfer has a Postural Release

    Ground reaction forces in golf swing, vertical and rotary are seen as coming out of posture, one’s spine tilt and allowing the head to come up to a finish. But all too often advice is given to the contrary on all three accounts and anytime one does try to stay in posture or spine tilt or keep the head down these forces are immediately reduced or completely eliminated. Lets look at each one of these separately so one can see what is really going on starting with the posture.

    At address posture is created by bending backwards from the knees and forwards from the hips at the same time and same amount. By doing this one lowers down ideally placing the clubshaft at a right angle to the spine and into a balanced athletic …

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  • Golf Swing and its Four Dimensions

    Posted on September 15, 2014 by Warren Raatz in About Golf, Golf Instruction, Newsletter | No Comments

    The Four Dimensions of Height, Width, Depth and Sequence

    Golf swing and its four dimensions is a measure of its direction with height, width, depth and then how these directions are sequenced born out of a correct setup. Each direction or dimension needs to occur at the correct time and amounts according to body type, facilitated or offset by stance, posture, grip, ball position and aim & alignment.

    The direction or dimension of width in the backswing is a result of arm swing for when the right arm folds, it shortens allowing the left arm travels to the right as far as it can. As the left arm folds in the through swing the opposite occurs now with the right arm traveling as far as it can as the left arm shortens. The following pictures show the effect of arm …

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  • Cure for the Slice in the Golf Swing

    Posted on September 8, 2014 by Warren Raatz in About Golf, Golf Instruction, Newsletter, Swing Analysis | No Comments

    Face Determines the Path

    Cure for the slice in the golf swing is from a clubface and path that produces a draw found from a correct setup and swinging motion seen as in to out path. But anytime the face is opened unnecessarily, either in the setup or swinging motion, the path will have to be out to in so as to square the face at impact. This out to in path with an open clubface is the source of any slice. The fix is to return to having a clubface, one that necessitates an in to out path. And with this clubface one can also relearn to release the club and use the lower body resulting in a draw.

    Here is a simple drill that reverses an out to in path to one that is more in to out. …

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  • The Language of Golf Needs to Change

    Posted on September 1, 2014 by Warren Raatz in About Golf, Golf Instruction, Newsletter | No Comments

    Things are not always what they appear to be

    The language of golf needs to change from trying to capture a look, a position or a favorite golfer to describing what is actually happening in the motion. Things happen for a reason in a golf swing and mostly if one gets overly involved in trying to make them happen the motion ceases to be functional. Here are some notable examples:

    Keep the left arm straight: well it sure seems that way but in reality the left arm is stretched, not straight. The need for this is that at impact the left shoulder is higher than it is at address and so if the left arms is not stretched one is apt to hit the shot thin. The swinging motion of the club itself will keep the left arm straight just …

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